ArmInfo. Vaghram Baghdasaryan the Head of the ruling Republican Party faction, thinks that Artsakh peace talks could be resumed only after having implemented Vienna and Petersburg agreements. He stated that during the briefing at Parliamenton December 9, commenting the Karabakh-related statement of OSCE MG co-chairs countries delegations heads at Hamburg.

ArmInfo.The four-day military offensive in April was the culmination of longstanding policy pursued by Baku, Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian said in his speech delivered at the 23rd OSCE Ministerial Council in Hamburg. The Armenian Foreign Ministry quotes Edward Nalbandian as saying, "The large scale military offensive of Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh in April was the most dangerous escalation of the conflict since 1994 when trilateral cease-fire agreement was signed without time limitations between Azerbaijan, Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia. The Azerbaijani aggression was accompanied by gross violations of the international humanitarian law in an apparent attempt to terrorize the people of Nagorno-Karabakh. When many OSCE participating States have been condemning in strongest terms the brutalities committed by DAESH, most of them could not even imagine that the same kind of despicable crimes could be committed in the OSCE area, by an OSCE participating State. The images of those atrocities, including the beheadings, were circulated in the Azerbaijani media in a self-congratulatory manner. The perpetrators were publicly decorated by the authorities."

ArmInfo.On the sidelines of the 23rd Ministerial Council of the OSCE member-states on December 8 Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, had a meeting with the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs Igor Popov, James Warlick, Stephane Visconti.

ArmInfo. Over the past few years the tonality between the East and the West has become harsher, OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank- Walter Steinmeier told reporters before the OSCE Ministerial Meeting in Hamburg.

ArmInfo.Armenian, Azerbaijani and EU experts met in Brussels on 6 December in a workshop that focused on the theme of confidence-building measures and peacekeeping in the context of the Karabakh conflict and conflict resolution process. The workshop was organised by LINKS (Dialogue, Analysis and Research) and the European Policy Centre in the framework of the EU supported EPNK programme.

ArmInfo. The heart of the matter is that Azerbaijan and Armenia should observe their liabilities in respect to the peaceful settlement of Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. This was stated by Cyprus Foreign Minister Ioannis Kasoulidis in respect to Nagorno-Karabakh settlement.

ArmInfo. According to the information shared to ArmInfo by Armenia national Committee of America (ANCA), Artsakh's Prime Minister Arayik Harutyunyan joined with members of the Congressional Armenian Caucus, Armenian American
community leaders, and the Armenian and Artsakh representations in
Washington, DC at tonight's Capitol Hill celebration of the Nagorno
Karabakh Republic's 25th anniversary, reported the Armenian National
Committee of America (ANCA).

ArmInfo. Settlement of conflicts on the OSCE space and particularly Nagorno-Karabakh conflict has been one of the key issues of US agenda for many years,
US Ambassador to OSCE Daniel Baer stated on December 5, Trend informs.

ArmInfo. The operations of removal of the avalanche consequences at the Upper Lars checkpoint have been suspended, according to the press office of the Armenian Ministry of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies.

ArmInfo.Raising the issue of Nagorno-Karabakh's status at the first stage undermines the peace process, said Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov at a joint press conference with his counterpart from Bosnia and Herzegovina Igor Crnadak in Baku on December 1, APA reports. The FM noted that Yerevan has recently begun to make unpleasant statements, which have a negative impact in the peace process.

ArmInfo.The issue of returning any of territories could become actual just and only within the adjudication of Artsakh status, Vladimir Hakobyan, the Press Secretary of the President of Armenia, stated in his interview to Radio Freedom in respect to the interview of Armenian president given to Rossiya Segodnya

ArmInfo. The foreign ministers of the OSCE Minsk Group co-chairing countries will take part in a "3+2" format meeting on the Karabakh conflict, which will
be held in the framework of the OSCE Ministerial Council in Hamburg on December 9, Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said at a joint press conference with South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Maite Nkoana-Mashabane in Baku on November 29.

ArmInfo. Minsk's official stand on Karabakh settlement is reflected in the CSTO Declaration adopted in Yerevan and Alexander Lukashenko also put his signature
under it, Eduard Sharmazanov, Vice Speaker of the Armenian
Parliament, Co-Chair of the Armenian- Belarusian Inter-Parliamentary
Commission on Cooperation, has told ArmInfo, when commenting on the
joint statement of the Azeri and Belarusian Presidents in Baku, which
contains provisions running counter to the position of the OSCE Minsk
Group.

ArmInfo. Edward Nalbandian, the Armenian Foreign Minister, delivered a speech at the Ministires forum of of Organisation internationale de la Francophonie in Madagascar, referring to current regional and international issues, OIF activities, as well as Nagorno Karabkh issue.

ArmInfo. Belarus is ready to provide any possible support needed for the peaceful settlement of Karabakh conflict. According to the information shared to ArmInfo by the press office of Belarusian President, that was stated by President Alexander Lukashenko in his interview to the Trend media agency.